I.
Where does it go, where does it lead
this path that makes me cry and makes me bleed
I don’t know what I want, I don’t know what I need
Oh Lord, have mercy on me
I knew the way once, it was so clear
how did I get so lost in just one lousy year
I turned my back on the righteous road and picked me up a load
too heavy to bear
CHORUS:
send me an angel to whisper in my ear
tell me how to get back to where I’m free
skippin’ like a happy child, not tearin’ out my hair and acting wild
I’ve picked a bad way to go
ridin’ that crash-course school of hardknocks rodeo
II.
Mama tells me, “Girl, I raised you better”
Daddy keeps on sayin’, “Child, where’s your head”
but like a moth drawn to a flame I guess I’ve come to need the pain
Oh Lord, have mercy on me
BRIDGE:
if I had a dollar for every sorry choice I’ve made
I’d buy myself an island and hide there for the rest of my days
oh Lord please….
CHORUS